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Two white doves released by Pope Francis and two children in Vatican City as a peace gesture have been attacked by a seagull and a crow

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Two white doves released by Pope Francis and two children in Vatican City as a peace gesture have been attacked by a seagull and...
Karl Slym had been managing director of Tata Motors, part of the giant Tata Group, since October 2012

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Karl Slym, managing director of India-based Tata Motors, has died in Thailand where he was attending a board meeting. Tata Motors said in a statement...
Fifty Shades of Grey movie is set to be released on February 13, 2015

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Universal Pictures and Focus Features have released the first poster of the adaptation of E.L. James’ novel Fifty Shades of Grey. The poster depicts business...
Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced that Ukraine’s opposition protests will continue after he rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to appoint him as prime minister

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Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced that Ukraine’s opposition protests will continue after he rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to appoint him as prime minister. Arseniy Yatsenyuk...
The Los Angeles ceremony is the biggest night in the US music calendar

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Jay-Z, hip-hop duo Macklemore and Lewis and Pharrell Williams are among the stars who will be vying for glory when the prestigious Grammy Awards...
Thai protesters have surrounded polling stations, blocking early voting ahead of next week's general election

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Thai protesters have surrounded polling stations, blocking early voting ahead of next week's general election, officials say. One of their leaders has been shot dead...
Sao Paulo peaceful protest was marred by sporadic acts of vandalism which turned into clashes with the police

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Sao Paulo police say they have detained 128 people during clashes that followed a demonstration against this year's football World Cup in Brazil. A car...
Human rights activist Xu Zhiyong has been sentenced to four years in prison

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Prominent human rights activist Xu Zhiyong has been sentenced to four years in prison, a Chinese court has ruled. Xu Zhiyong, who campaigned for children's...
The newly-married couple has climbed to the top of a protest barricade in Kiev to celebrate their wedding

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A newly-married couple has climbed to the top of a protest barricade in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, to celebrate their wedding. Anti-government protesters have been...
Jose Daniel Ferrer spent eight years in prison after a major crackdown on opposition activists in 2003

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Leading dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer has been arrested after meeting European diplomats in Havana, pro-democracy activists in Cuba say. The activists said they did not...
Two people have been shot dead at a shopping centre in Maryland

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Two people have been shot dead at a shopping centre in Maryland. After the gunman opened fire, he apparently took his own life, police say. The...
Louis Gaines character, portrayed by actor David Oyelowo, is entirely fictional

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Lee Daniels’ movie The Butler is based on the story of Eugene Allen, who worked for 34 years in the White House under eight...
Louis Gaines is portrayed in The Butler by David Oyelowo

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Director Lee Daniels pays tribute to African Americans in his latest film The Butler. The film presents the evolution and struggle of the black woman...
Arseniy Yatsenyuk is the parliamentary leader of Ukraine's second biggest party, Fatherland

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President Viktor Yanukovych has offered the position of Ukraine’s prime minister to one of the opposition leaders, Arseniy Yatsenyuk. The offer came after talks on...
Francois Hollande has confirmed his separation from Valerie Trierweiler

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France’s President Francois Hollande has confirmed his separation from Valerie Trierweiler. Francois Hollande told the French news agency AFP that their "shared life" had ended. Earlier,...
Marmite is enriched with vitamins and minerals which are unacceptable to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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Canadian customs have seized a shipment of Marmite and Irn-Bru bound for a British foods shop in Canada in a crackdown on banned additives. Tony...
Google says, in future, customers could be driven to restaurants, bars, shops and venues by driverless cars

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Google has patented a way of linking online ads to free or discounted taxi rides to the advertising restaurant, shop or entertainment venue. The transport-linked...
Madonna will perform at this year’s Grammy awards on January 26

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Madonna will perform at this year’s Grammy awards on January 26, CBS network confirmed. The network also said that Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong...
Syrian government delegation has said the main issue of the Geneva talks is finding a solution to foreign-backed terrorism

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Syrian government and opposition representatives have met briefly face to face in Geneva in what is being hailed a small but significant step in...
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front was created after a split with another rebel group in 1977

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The Philippines’ government has agreed the final section of a peace deal with Muslim rebels fighting a long-running insurgency in the south of the...
The Elysee Palace has contradicted media reports that President Francois Hollande would officially announce his separation from Valerie Trierweiler

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The Elysee Palace has contradicted media reports that President Francois Hollande would officially announce his separation from his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, on Saturday. The president's...
Genetically modified purple tomato large-scale production is now under way in Canada

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Genetically modified purple tomato large-scale production is now under way in Canada with the first 1,200 litres of purple tomato juice ready for shipping. The...
Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach for driving with an expired license and DUI

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A day after his DUI arrest in Miami Beach, Justin Bieber took to his Twitter to address concerned fans. Justin Bieber, 19, wrote to his...
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick has quietly listed their current home in Calabasas, California, for sale

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Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick has quietly listed their current home in Calabasas, California, for sale. According to the Los Angeles Times, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott...
Courtney Love did not defame her former lawyer Rhonda Holmes in a 2010 Twitter post

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Courtney Love did not defame her former lawyer Rhonda Holmes in a 2010 Twitter post, a jury said on Friday. The verdict comes after an...